Gritty @gritnot@social.privacytools.io

Started looking into #Ethereum (crypto currency) and the #dApps (distributed apps) that are run on them. Here's a snippet:

"Web 3.0 is a lot of things, but at its core is a technology based on decentralization. By decentralizing information and services, large corporations and governments won't be able to control users of the Internet through monopolistic, authoritarian tactics."

https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/what-is-a-dapp-a-guide-to-ethereum-dapps/

(scroll about 2/3 down to get past the techie stuff if you like)

@Wetrix yep, in the Toot! iOS app you click the three dots on the top right and click servers.

@Wetrix lol. I poked around a few servers myself. I found that Toot! lets you surf through one without actually joining, which is neat.

I found a website that lists an instance’s custom emoji. Is this not listed somewhere in mastodon’s default interface?

@Wetrix yup, and using your personal phones for communication

A few years back I downgraded to a “dumb” feature phone for a few months. I think of this from time to time and wonder if I could do it again. As the years press on, technology advances, and the pandemic pushes your job into your personal life, I’m not sure it’s feasible at all.

Closed out 2020 by donating to Wikipedia. Definitely happy this service exists the way it does.

@Obscurequokka I wonder this as well, and agree that the distributed nature should help.

Call me a “hipster” but I like the new and niche part of it. When my local timeline becomes unbearable it’s time for a new instance... or account deletion.

@Obscurequokka I try to make safe decisions when I click. I tend to steer away from short urls and links that have a whole bunch of meta data attached to the url. Sometimes I’ll research a site before I go there but that’s rare (impatience as you put it)

@ThreeBadgersInATrenchcoat that’s a good point, you have to log in

@Obscurequokka I’d be interested in the philosophy instance if you find it.

@Wetrix @Obscurequokka agreed. I’m finding keeping up with matrix is akin to one of the primary reasons I dropped off most forms of mainstream social media.

Is there an .onion for this site?

@Wetrix Oh just a person they keep referencing in there. Seems to be some sort of privacy guru. I haven't dug into them much at all, but I guess there's guides, etc.

Matrix: is there a way to tell a room is bridged before joining?

@Wetrix I can agree, but there’s also some good discussion lodged in there. Mastodon feels a bit more refined IMO.

Also madaidan seems to be very import / controversial.

@Wetrix well that’s interesting

Just tried out Matrix (element). Very different vibe than here.

@Wetrix or just clouds in general?